Karun Nair is back in the Indian Team. It was way back in 2017 that he last played for the Indian Cricket Team. Here, we take a look at the playing XI of India when Karun Nair last played for India 8 years ago.
India’s squad: Shubman Gill (C), Rishabh Pant (VC & WK), Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudharsan, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Karun Nair, Nitish Reddy, Ravindra Jadeja, Dhruv Jurel (WK), Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohd. Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Akash Deep, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav.
Openers: KL Rahul and M Vijay
KL Rahul and Vijay opened the batting for a while back then. Cut to eight years later, KL Rahul is still in the squad as the opener while Vijay has retired from the game.
Middle-Order of India when Karun Nair last played: Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane (C), Karun Nair and W Saha (WK)
Pujara and Rahane are still grinding it at the domestic level. With Karun having set an example, the experienced duo must not lose their hopes of a comeback. Saha has retired from the game.
All-Rounders: R Jadeja
Jaddu is still very much a part of the Indian Test squad. He will be the lead all-rounder for India in England and will probably play in all five games.
Bowlers in the India XI when Karun Nair played in 2017: R Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Umesh Yadav and Kuldeep Yadav
Ashwin recently announced his retirement. Kuldeep Yadav is still a part of the squad. Bhuvi and Umesh are participating at the domestic level but may not make a comeback to the Indian Team.
